mantri pengairan

Indonesian

Noun

mantri pengairan (first-person possessive mantri pengairanku, second-person possessive mantri pengairanmu, third-person possessive mantri pengairannya)

1. A profession involving making water available for agriculture by using dams, canals, etc.
   • 2009, Her Suganda, Rengasdengklok: Revolusi dan Peristiwa 16 Agustus 1945, Penerbit Buku Kompas, page 56:

     Sebab pesertanya ada tukang sayur, tukang ikan, tukang grabah, kusir sado, tukang tani, tukang kain, pegawai, pejabat, mantri pengairan, mantri hewan, mantri kesehatan, juru rawat, mandor jalan, juru tulis, juru ukur, juru telepon, entah apa lagi.

     Because the participants were vegetable sellers, fishmongers, pottery sellers, coachmen, agricultural workers, seamstresses, employees, officials, irrigation officers, veterinary assistants, healthcare workers, nurses, road foremen, clerks, surveyors, telephone operators, who knows what else.

Synonyms

• juru pengairan